Christ in Concrete

By Pietro di Donato
Preface by Studs Terkel

By Pietro di Donato
Preface by Studs Terkel

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    About Christ in Concrete

    One of the 20th century’s greatest works of social protest-and its 21st-century message.

    A classic examination of the American experience for hard-working Italian immigrants living in New York City’s Lower East Side shortly before the Great Depression, Christ in Concrete focuses on a family’s struggle against harsh economic realities and tenement living.

    About Christ in Concrete

    An uncompromising yet beautiful portrait of the life of Italian immigrants on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the 1920s, Christ in Concrete is the story of a twelve-year-old boy who must support his family after his father’s untimely death.

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    About Pietro di Donato

    Pietro di Donato was born on April 3, 1911, in West Hoboken, New Jersey. When his bricklayer father, Geremio, died in a building collapse in 1923, Pietro left school to support his family as a construction worker. Though he had little formal… More about Pietro di Donato

    About Pietro di Donato

    Pietro di Donato was born on April 3, 1911, in West Hoboken, New Jersey. When his bricklayer father, Geremio, died in a building collapse in 1923, Pietro left school to support his family as a construction worker. Though he had little formal… More about Pietro di Donato

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    Paperback
    Published by Berkley
    Sep 07, 2004 | 240 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780451214218

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    Published by Berkley
    Sep 07, 2004 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9780593548462

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